Institute on Membrane Technology

Site-Specific Selectivity of Citrate-Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes for Adsorption-Driven Transport of Rare Earth Elements: An Ab Initio Computational Study

Abstract Separation of Rare Earth Elements (REEs) remains an open challenge for their closely related coordination chemistry and hydration. Neodymium (Nd) and yttrium (Y) form an exemplary pair for this open problem, since Nd is a priority target for recovery from end-of-life mag...

Ion Adsorption at Polymer Membranes: Surface Polarity Controls Interfacial Structuring in LiCl Solutions

Abstract Membrane distillation–crystallization (MD–MCr) has emerged as a promising route for recovering valuable salts and water from brine and wastewater streams; however, its industrial implementation depends critically on membrane robustness, scalability, and material chemistr...